Great small plates, nice patio. Don't miss the roast bone marrow.

Great tapas.

This is a small restaurant that specializes in what they call "small plates"--a larger portion than tapas, but smaller than a full serving. The restaurant is attractive, and the staff attentive. We went early Saturday night, and they were very busy so the service was a little spotty. Reservations required for Saturday night.
Many of the selections are unique and the food well-prepared. We had the warm spinach salad with goat cheese, nuts, pancetta, and dates. Very good. The bone marrow served with a red onion marmalade was excellent and is a selection you seldom see on restaurant menus. The Morrocan lamb chops served over couscous laced with raisens and preserved lemon had a special and appealing taste. The Meyer lemon pudding cake was excellent, but the butterscotch creme brulee was so so. They have a good selection of wines and a number of different wine flights if you want to sample. In all, Willi's was an enjoyable experience. We recommend this restaurant. It is just off 101 so it is convenient if you are traveling.

My husband & I dined at Willi's Wine Bar our first night in Wine Country.

As tapas lovers, we were very excited about this place.

We started out with the 3 cheeses with wine pairing. That was very nice. Worth noting though, that cheese "wedges" are extremely small, even for a tapas item. But each kind was delicious and the wine each was paired with fit well. The cheese is served with ramekins of honey and chopped figs, as well as toasted raisin bread and flat bread.

From there we shared the following:

Dungeness crab tacos (3 are served): My husband & I had different opinions on these. He thought they were boring and could not taste the crab. I got a couple of large pieces of crab and felt that the mint and melon in them were a nice touch.

Ahi Tuna Tartare: This came as a small stack of ahi tuna with bagel crisp type waifers on the side. Again my husband & I differed on our opinions of this dish. He loved it. I felt it was average, having had numerous dishes of ahi tuna. Also worth noting is the fact that it is COVERED in caviar - this fact is not mentioned in the listing on the menu, and if I had known we would NOT have ordered this dish.

Duck BBQ: This was WONDERFUL!!!! This was our favorite dish. Being from the South, we are BBQ "experts" and this was some of the best we have had. It was extremely flavorful and tender served on a bed of creamy cheese polenta. Definitely a must have!

Roasted Prawns: This dish was a major disappointment. We did not even eat half of it. The prawns were overcooked to the point of being mushy, they also were served heads and tenticles still on - which made for a very unappetizing dish.

Our waitress was AWFUL. We are a pretty laid back, fun loving couple but there were many times we sat waiting for a drink for quite awhile and would look outside and see our waitress standing and talking to a table (of what seemed to be her aquaintances) for over ten minutes. Several times we asked the hostess about the status of the drinks we'd been waiting for for way too long.

Also worth mentioning, they did not bring the tapas out all together, but one at a time, often with a good amount of time lapsing between another serving.

I will say though, that the hostess was very sweet and friendly.

They do have a large outdoor patio area.

We would not return here.